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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Cooking and Entertaining: Auntie Alice's Mirin Chicken

Auntie Alice's Mirin Chicken

My parents were both born and raised in Hawaii, so much of
my culture is “Hawaii-style.” Besides
being pretty fond of spam and shaved iced, one the things my family does is
call older female relatives “Auntie,” not Aunt.

That said, my Auntie Alice is a fantastic cook-she doesn’t
use recipes and has the gift of seasoning everything perfectly. She shared her simple 3-ingredient marinade recipe with
me, and this chicken has become one of my family’s staples.

Combine the soy sauce, mirin and canola oil.Place in a glass dish or plastic bag
and add the chicken.Marinate
overnight, and I turn the chicken over once the next morning when using a glass
dish.

Grill the chicken over medium heat until cooked through (I
cooked mine about 10 minutes on the first side and 7 on the second-the pieces
of chicken were very large).Remove
from heat, cover the chicken and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking, place the marinade in a pot
over medium heat.Gently stirring,
bring the marinade to a boil.Slice
the chicken and pour the cooked marinade over the slices. Enjoy!

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Ramsey Neifert

Welcome to Ramsey Recommends, my creative outlet for living a four star life. I live in Boston with my husband, medical student son (when he's on break) and an adorable Japanese Chin named Emmie. Fashion, movies, cooking and entertaining, and reading are some of my favorite things.